Hotlines & Helplines

HOTLINE: 888-222-2228 
TEXT: 888-222-2228
Hours of service: 24/7 

Services provided: 

• Serving individuals ages 10 to 24, who reside in New Jersey.
• Provides translation assistance.

(HOTLINE: 908-687-8566)

Hours of Service: 24/7

Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.

HOTLINE: 1-800-424-2494 
Hours of Service: 8:00am-8:00pm

Services Provided:

• Warmline for family members who are caregivers to those with memory loss, Alzheimer’s, Dementia or a related disorder.

HOTLINE: 1-877 NJ ABUSE OR 1-877-652-2873
Hours of Service: 24/7 

Services Provided: 

Report all child abuse and neglect occurring in schools, foster homes, or child care centers to the State Central Registry (SCR).

HOTLINE: 1-800-843-5437
Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided: 

• Crisis hotline for people who need help from the court, assistance in suing, child support, support groups, parents in crisis, child support, teen pregnancy, child abuse.

Changes to Services since COVID-19: 

• They have added different helplines, food pantries, shelters, etc.

HOTLINE: 201-369-5280 ext. 4258

Services provided: 

• Provides free help to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with, or questions about their health insurance. 

No Changes to Services since COVID-19.

HOTLINE: 1-844-276-2777

Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided:

• Help individuals get into treatment due to substance abuse.

Changes to Services since COVID-19:

• Calls are still consistent. They have now included in their questions if they relapsed due to COVID or started to use it since COVID and/or increased to use a substance.

NATIONAL SUICIDAL PREVENTION HOTLINE: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Hours of service: 24/7 

Services provided: 

• English and Spanish. 
• Press (1) for veterans.

HOTLINE: 1-866-367-6023
Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided: 24-hour Mobile Response Service available to Hudson County children or adults in need of emergency psychiatric evaluation.

HELPLINE: 800-992-0401 

732-933-0462 (For Meetings and Information)

Changes to Services since COVID-19: 

• Most, if not all, in-person meetings and events are suspended.

HELPLINE:800-950-6264
Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided:

• Provides advocacy, education, support, and public awareness to those dealing with mental illness along with their families.  
• Resources offered in English and Spanish.

HOTLINE:1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Hours of Services: 24/7

Services Provided:

• Free and confidential support for people in distress.

HOTLINE: 211
Hours of Service: 24/7 

Services Provided: 

• Help you find the best local resources to fit your individual needs during times of distress or for life’s everyday situations.
• Language translation is offered to any caller.

HOTLINE: 1-800-624-2377
Hours of Service: 24/7 

Services Provided: 

• Free & Confidential talk
• Free testing sites
• Information about risk factors for AIDS, HIV, STDs, and hepatitis

HOTLINE: 1-800-245-1377 OR 908-687-8566
Hours of Service: 24/7  

Services Provided: 

• Website is provided in English, Spanish, and French 
• Free Online Bookstore

HOTLINE:1-800-222-1222 

Services Provided:

• Can call for updated information on COVID,  Resources available in English and Spanish.

HOTLINE:855-652-3737 / (TTY): 877-294-4356

Confidential call line for those who are experiencing distress regarding a loved one’s substance.

Services Provided:

• For counseling and quick access to treatment through REACHNJ.

HOTLINE: 877-652-7624
Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided:

• Telehealth services. They do not offer psychologists but they can suggest where to go.

Changes to Services since COVID-19: 

• No changes. Mainly telehealth services to many parents that may not have access to the internet.

NATIONAL HELPLINE:1-800-662-HELP (4357) 
Hours of service: 24/7 

Services Provided: 

• Confidential referrals and information about mental health.
• English and Spanish. Ask the representative for a translator if you speak a different language. 
• No need for insurance, they can connect you to a funding treatment program.

NATIONAL SUICIDAL PREVENTION HOTLINE:
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Text: “start” to 741-741

Hours of Service: 24/7 

Services provided: 

• English & Spanish. 
• Press (1) for veterans. 
• Assistance for young adults.
• Confidential support.

HELPLINE: 201-333-5700
Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided:

• Help women through domestic crisis to self-sufficiency.  

• The staff speaks English, Spanish, Arabic, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, Creole, & Marathi.

HOTLINE: 1-855-327-7482
Hours of Service: 8:30 am-8:00 pm
Days of Operation: Monday through Friday

Services Provided: 

• Helpline for the department of children and family workers.Warmline for DCPP workers.

Changes to Services since COVID-19: 

• Still provide the same services. Incidents with children would be in person but now they are managed virtually.